The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has very harsh Drug Crimes penalties for individuals that bring drugs into jail. The statute criminalizing these activities can be found in Title 18 section 5123 of the Pennsylvania Crimes Code. Specifically, the statute which is...
Violent Crimes Three Strike Law
On Behalf of Bellwoar Kelly, LLP | Jan 23, 2018 | Violent Crimes
Pennsylvania has a three strike law which deals with minimum mandatory sentences that must be imposed by a Judge for criminal defendants convicted of committing violent crimes. A minimum mandatory sentence refers to a required sentence that a judge must give a...
Accomplice liability
On Behalf of Bellwoar Kelly, LLP | Jan 16, 2018 | Accomplice
One legal term that not many people are familiar with is the phrase accomplice liability. Accomplice liability stands for the legal proposition that someone can be found guilty (criminally liable) for the acts of another person if they aided that person in the...
Assault Crimes
On Behalf of Bellwoar Kelly, LLP | Jan 9, 2018 | Assault Crimes
In Pennsylvania, assault crimes are generally defined as crimes involving the use of unlawful force. In Pennsylvania, there are several different assault crimes. Indecent assault lawyer The following is a list of crimes in Pennsylvania that are generally...
DUI Chester County Intermediate Punishment Program (IPP)
by Bellwoar Kelly, LLP | Jan 7, 2018 | DUI
Facing a DUI in Chester County, Pennsylvania can be a very scary proposition. This is in particularly true if it is not your first DUI. The applicable punishment for DUI's in not only very serious in Chester county, but they are also very serious throughout the state...
Criminal Defense Should I speak with the police?
On Behalf of Bellwoar Kelly, LLP | Jan 6, 2018 | Criminal Defense
One of the biggest issues that arises in the area of criminal defense occurs when an accused is contacted by the police and has to decide whether or not he should speak with them. read about sex crimes It is a difficult question that even many seasoned...
DUI Homicide
On Behalf of Bellwoar Kelly, LLP | Jan 2, 2018 | DUI
One of the saddest and most tragic types of cases that seems to occur around New Years Day is the charge of DUI Homicide. DUI Homicide is a particularly tragic crime because it almost always involves negligent conduct by the defendant (drinking too much) that lead to...